Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Reka (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Reka. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Reka is located in Bryan County.
To see how the shape of Georgia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Bryan County: Bulloch, Chatham, Effingham, Evans & Liberty.
Below are the counties that are near Reka. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Reka:
- Bryan County (The home county of Reka)
- The following are listed by their distance from Reka, with the one closest to Reka listed first.
- Pembroke
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ellabell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Richmond Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bulloch County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reka, with the one closest to Reka listed first.
- Statesborough
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Statesborough is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesborough
- Estimated population in 2019: 32,954 people
- Stilson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stilson is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilson
- Hubert
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hubert is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubert
- Brooklet
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- New Hope
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- New Hope is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Eagle Court
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Eagle Court is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Court
- Population from the 2010 Census: 164 people
- Leefield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Leefield is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leefield
- Olde Towne
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Olde Towne is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olde Towne
- Register
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Statesboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Clito
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Clito is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clito
- Candler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reka, with the one closest to Reka listed first.
- Pulaski
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Metter
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chatham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reka, with the one closest to Reka listed first.
- Bloomingdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Pooler
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Ogeechee Farms
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Ogeechee Farms is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogeechee Farms
- Georgetown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Port Wentworth Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Port Wentworth Junction is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Wentworth Junction
- Estimated population in 2019: 9,641 people
- Port Wentworth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Sharon Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Sharon Park is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Park
- Estimated population in 2019: 126 people
- Chatham City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Chatham City is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham City
- Grubbs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Grubbs is located in Chatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubbs
- Effingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reka, with the one closest to Reka listed first.
- Eden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Meldrim
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Marlow
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Marlow is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
- Guyton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Egypt
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Egypt is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Springfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Exley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Exley is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exley
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,894 people
- Rincon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Evans County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reka, with the one closest to Reka listed first.
- Daisy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Claxton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hagan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Bellville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Liberty County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reka, with the one closest to Reka listed first.
- Trinity
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Trinity is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,893 people
- Bryan Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Bryan Village is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan Village
- Fort Stewart
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Gum Branch
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Gum Branch is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Branch
- Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
- Martin Woods
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Martin Woods is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 383 people
- Flemington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Garden Acres
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Garden Acres is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 8,713 people
- Pineview
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Pineview is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineview
- Estimated population in 2019: 489 people
- Doe Run Estates
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Doe Run Estates is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Run Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 736 people
- Hinesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Tupelo Trail
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Tupelo Trail is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tupelo Trail
- Estimated population in 2019: 347 people
- Cherokee Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Cherokee Village is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
- Fleming
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Long County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reka, with the one closest to Reka listed first.
- Donald
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Donald is located in Long County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donald
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,466 people
- Ludowici
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Screven County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reka, with the one closest to Reka listed first.
- Oliver
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Cameron
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Cameron is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
- Estimated population in 2019: 5,012 people
- Dover
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Tattnall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reka, with the one closest to Reka listed first.
- Midway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Midway is located in Tattnall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Estimated population in 2019: 657 people
- Mendes
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mendes is located in Tattnall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendes
- Estimated population in 2019: 456 people
- Glennville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Manassas
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Collins
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Reidsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Cobbtown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Cobbtown is located in Tattnall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbtown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
- Former name for Cobbtown:
- Cobb Town
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cobbtown <1>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Reka, see our County-by-County Page for Reka.
Cemeteries Near Reka ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Reka.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Reka - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Reka covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Reka, with the one closest to Reka listed first.
- Beautiful Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- North Side Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Groveland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jerusalem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lawrence Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Moody Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Stevens Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Edwards Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Elarbee Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Red Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Martin Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (232 more) ...
- Rogers Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sands Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Antioch MB Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch MB Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Antioch MB Church Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the south of Daisy.
- The Antioch MB Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Antioch Cemetery
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Reka in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Reka.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Reka, with the one closest to Reka listed first.
- Pembroke
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Statesborough
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Statesborough is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesborough
- Estimated population in 2019: 32,954 people
- Ellabell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Enal ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Enal is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enal
- Emit
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Emit is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emit
- Taylors Creek ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Taylors Creek is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors Creek
- Arcola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Arcola is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Ivanhoe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ivanhoe is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
- Birdford ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Birdford is located in Tattnall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdford
- Eden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Meldrim
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Gum Branch
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Gum Branch is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Branch
- Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Jimps
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Jimps is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimps
- Marlow
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Marlow is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
- Glennville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Reka. See our List of 1890's Communities around Reka.
Newspapers Published in Reka ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Reka.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Reka, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Reka.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Reka:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Bryan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bulloch County
- Candler County
- Chatham County
- Effingham County
- Evans County
- Liberty County
- Long County
- Screven County
- Tattnall County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Georgia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Reka) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Reka, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |